Flushing system for closets.



L. SZCZYGLINSKI.

PLUSHING SYSTEM FOR GLOSETS.

APPLICATION FILED 0GT.10, 1910.

Patented .7.111.23, 1912.

LOUIS SZCZYGLIN SKI, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

FLUSHING SYSTEM FOR. GLOSETS.

, Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 23,1912.

Application led October 10, 1910. Serial No. 586,339.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, Louis SZCZYGLINSKI, a citizen of the United States,residing at Scranton, in the county of Lackawanna and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFlushing Systems for Closets; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invent-ion, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to improvements in flushing systems for closets.

The object of the invention is to provide a flushing system of thischaracter having improved means whereby the valves and pipes arethoroughly drained' after each iiushing operation.

With this object in view, the invention consists of certain novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims.

The accompanying drawing is a diagrammatic view illustrating thearrangement of my improved system and showing the casing of the combinedsupply and discharge valve and the parts thereof in position forsupplying the tank.

Referring more particularly to the drawing; 1 denotes the bowl which isconnected with the usual sewer pipe 2 having a trap 3. The bowl isprovided with a seat 4. The seat 4 has secured thereto a rearwardlyprojecting crank arm 6 the purpose of which will be hereinafterdescribed.` To the bowl is connected the upper end of a flushing pipe 7the lower end of which is connected to the discharge pipe 8 of thecombination valve 9 hereinafter described. Also connected to the valve 9is a tank supply pipe 10 connected to a flushing tank 11. The valve 9comprises a cylindrical casing 12, the lower end of which is connectedby a union 13 to a coupling member 14 by means of which the casing isconnected to a water supply pipe 15l and to which is connected the tanksupply pipe 10. In the coupling 14 is arranged a valve seat 16 which isengaged by the lower face 17 of a water controlling valve 18. The upperface of the valve 18 is adapted to engage a seat 20 formed on the lowerend of the union 13. The valve 18 has connected thereto a valve stem 21which projects upwardly through the union 13 and the valve casing 12 andhas its upper end slidably projecting through a bushing 22 threadedthrough a cap 23 on the upper end of the casing 12 as shown. The bushingis provided with a lock nut 24 adapted'to hold it inits adjustedposition. On the bushing is threaded a spring adjusting nut 24a againstwhich bears the upper end of a coiled valve operating spring 25. Thelower end of the spring 25 bears against a collar 26 adjustably securedupon the stem 21 above the upper end of the union 13, the pressure ofthe spring lbeing consequently exerted to close the valve 18 on its seat16 thereby cutting off the water supply to the tank and disengaging -theupper face of the valve 18 from its seat 20 to permit the water to flowfrom the tank to the bowl. The valvve 18 is operated i-n the reversedirection against the pressure of the spring by means of the crank arm 6on `the seat 4 ofthe bowl which, when said seat is closed, will pull upon the valve stem to which said arm is connected by a chain 28. When thevalve stem is thus moved the upper face of the valve will be broughtagainst its seat 20 thereby cutting off the flow of water from the tankto the bowl and at the same time disengaging the lower face of the valvefrom its seat 16 thus permitting water from the service or supply pipeto again run into the tank. As soon as the seat of the bowl is againraised the spring on the valve stem will act and cause the valve to cutoff the supply of water to the tank and allow the water in the tank toflow to the bowl as hereinbefore described. The water discharging orflushing pipe 7 from the tank is connected to the valve casing 12 by abranch connection 29, as shown. In the pipe 8, or between the end of thesame and the branch connection 29, is arranged a rectangular casing orbox 30 which has formed thereon the casing 31 of a drain valve 32.` Thestem of the valve 32 projects up into the casing 30 and is looselyconnected to an operating lever 33 which is pivotally mounted in thecasing 30 and is adapted to be acted on by the flow of water through thecasing to close and hold the valve 32 in closed position. When the waterhas ceased to flow through the flush pipe and casing 30, the lever 33will drop by gravity thus opening the valve 32 and permitting all of.

' the water to .drain from. the valves and pipes.

The lever 33 is limited in its downward movementby a 'stop lug 34arranged in the casing as shown. The casing 31 of the drain valve isconnected by a suitable drain pipe 35 with the sewer pipe 2.

It will be observed that the lever 33 is sul Slis approximatelysemi-circular in outline.

'and substantially half ills the pipe, is convexly curved on the sideupon which the water impinges so as to divert the water to the lowerhalf of the pipe, and is recessed in its opposite side forming a spaceinto which the longer end of the lever projects with suiiicient play toopen and close the valve. The longer end of the lever is upwardly curvedand when it is in its lower or normal position, as seen in Fig. 1 of thedrawings, with the valve 32 open, the longer end, on account of itscurve, is brought more surely into the path of water flowing through thesupply pipe, so that said longer end will be raised by the water and thevalve 32 in the drain pipe closed.

From the Jforegoing description taken) in Vconnection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be Aresorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advan- 2. In combination a horizontal bowl supplypipe, a lug in the pipe obstructing substantially the upper halfthereof, said lug being convexly curved on that side on which water4flowing through the pipe impinges and recessed in the opposite side, aflat lever mounted on a horizontal pivotin the pipe and having itslonger end upwardly curved and projected into the recess of the lug withvertical play therein, a drain pipe leading from the bottomv side of thesupply pipe opposite to the longer end of the lever, a valve in thedrain pipe, and a stem for the valve projecting into the supply pipe andconnected to the longer end of the lever.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

LOUISv SZCZYGLINSKI.

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